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Associated British Ports Invests in Young People

Published Feb 20, 2026 9:33 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Corporate News

[By Associated British Ports] Associated British Ports (ABP) is delighted to become a founder patron of the Horizon Youth Zone in...

APM Terminals Expands in Middle East with Jeddah Terminal Investment

Published Feb 20, 2026 8:10 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Ports

Maersk’s terminal operator, APM Terminals, is positioning itself to benefit from the growing status of Jeddah Islamic Port as it a...

Austal Finalizes Large Contract to Build Australia’s Landing Craft Heavy

Published Feb 20, 2026 7:48 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Shipbuilding

Austal Defence Shipbuilding Australia highlighted the announcement by the government’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defe...

Mexico Seizes Nearly 10 Tonnes of Drugs and Three Semi-Submersibles

Published Feb 20, 2026 7:13 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Government

The Mexican authorities are highlighting their successful efforts in interdicting the flow of drugs along the country’s coast boun...

UK Sells Decommissioned Survey Ship HMS Enterprise to Bangladesh

Published Feb 20, 2026 6:40 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Government

A decommissioned Royal Navy survey ship, HMS Enterprise, that redefined hydrographic and oceanographic operations across the globe...

Cargo Resupply Mission to U.S. Antarctic Station Completed

Published Feb 20, 2026 5:32 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Shipping

Military Sealift Command Pacific reports the 2026 cargo resupply mission for U.S. Antarctica operations has been completed. They n...

Hutchison Makes Overtures to Panama for Negotiations Over Terminal Ops

Published Feb 20, 2026 4:54 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Ports

Hong Kong-based CH Hutchison is reported to have made a formal request to the government of Panama for negotiations over the opera...

Japanese Cargo Ship Hits Fishing Boat, Splitting It and Killing Two

Published Feb 20, 2026 3:57 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Tugs & Salvage

A small Japanese coast cargo ship is reported to have run down a recreational fishing boat midday on Friday, February 20, killing...

Uncertainty for Shippers as Supreme Court Strikes Down Some Trump Tariffs

Published Feb 20, 2026 1:58 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Government

The United States Supreme Court on Friday morning struck down Donald Trump’s use of emergency authorization to impose the sweeping...

Fire on Party Cruise Ship in Singapore Kills One Crewmember

Published Feb 20, 2026 12:14 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Cruise Ships

A fire began in the wee hours of the morning on February 20 aboard the party cruise ship World Legacy operating around Singapore a...

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